Sectional partition or panel structure



' May 29, 192s.

v'1,671,561 F. B. WHEAT l y SECTIONAL PARTITION OR PANEL STRUCTURE Filed Aug. l, 1927'l wvanto@ /fy iwf/mg @@wf/KM- whose meeting edges areV adapted to be con#v partition or panel structure contemplated in.

l Patented `MayZQ, 1928.'

i` UNF-'ll j Siy FRANK B. WHEAT, yOF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. Y

sEorIoNAL PARUTION oafPANEL sTRiic'Tm-i.' 7

Application mea Augusta, 1927.l serial No. 209,978. i

This invention relates to'partition or panel structures-made up of' a plurality oi sections ce'aled by separable pilasters, said sections `and pilasters being so interloclredas to,v pei'. mit the saine'to not only be "readily assembled, but to also permit themV to be easily disassembled. For this reason the ythefpresent case might be saidto be a port. able one. "f y 'y An'object of the present invention is to provide a sectional partition whereinmeans are provided for hol-Cling the'panels ork parytition sections in alinement preparatory to-` and while the lpilasters are being` placed against and locked `tothe sections'.

Another object is to'provide anovel form of locking means for' holding theipjsections together and for locking the pilasters to the assembled sections'. 'More .specifically `the locking means contemplated are ofanatnre,l

' i that permits them to be loosely' assembledk -Without theneed vof attaching"them4 by'.fastinthe partition or, in other words,they` are vheld in place in the assembled partition eningelements lsuchtas nails,-'screws, or. the like. Inv these respects, the present in'` vention seeks to improve upon the partition' structure shown in applicants prior Patent No. 1,626,259, granted April v2.6', 1927. f Inthe accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is 'a vertical sectional' locked'inplace.' Fig. 2 is Va horizontal sectional view through'a portion4 Aonly l,of vthe partition showing theA meeting edges of two sections lto with pilasters'locked in place overthe jointv between their meetingedg'es. A

r:'Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the locking members, the locking member carredfbythe i sired length, but in the vpresent instance. it

pilasters being shown detachedy therefrom.

Fig; tis a 4det-ail view of yone'oi the lock# ingl members.

The partition may, of course, be 'of any de.-

t is only necessary to vdescribe two juxtaposed sections inorder to fully disclose' the invention. In the accompanying drawings, the

joint formed between the meeting edges of two juxtaposed sections 10 is adapted to' he concealed byv separablel pilasters '11, 11a, at Vopposite sides of the' partition. Locking means for securing the pilasters to the two View -through the partition showing thev pilastersv` sections are adapted to also serve the pose oflocking, the two partition 'sections 'i i themselves together. In the present instance, thisis accomplishedby having rlock@ f ing elements on the pilastersengagQ-one"or more locking elements which" eXteIi'd be# tween the two sections,'the end portions 'of the latter being received in recesses in '.thef

pilasters so' that. when the parts are assemf ing plateormember 15 whose body portion.r

is set in a recess in an edgeofthefpanel 10s() as tov lie zlushv with the edge snrface thereof; 4One'orA more' plates lfaref'pro vided @f1 filth' vpein! section ,and @achpilas- The-plates13are attached to the Y i by suitable fastening elementsfsuch asv screws 16' but fastening I'elements maybe. dispensed with s oi' far; as vthe remaininglockingele#A v terica-rries a corresponding number of plates ments'fare concerned. vThisis.accomplished by 'means' of' plates 17 which lie ybetween khook-shaped terminals [14' of plate" 15 and the side faces of the; panelv 'secti'ons,fsaid plates I'Zbeing detachablyVY secured tov-@the y offsetv endl portionsv 18 which engagein r`ef sections, or'instancmby being formed with cesses 19'inth`e side vacesof the vpanel sections. "Plates 17 are .slotted as at 20 softhat' they can be slipped down over the body por# tion of plate 15. By-:havin'g `plate715 seat-` inthe recess in the ed'geof the panel byhaving'plates 1,7y secured in the recesses 19 in the-panels, after ybeing slipped down movefvertically `by reason ofthe'end `walls Y of the recess inwhich-it isilocated and` cannotfmove laterallyoi vthe partition by This arrangement eliminatesA the use fastreason of the plates ,.17 hield*| in recesses 19.

eningelements,v suchy as screws,` fo`r'all"ofj f the"l plates except .the plates 13 which are attached to the p ilasters. However, such n 4 l K l 100 over the'body portion of plate 15, thejlatter'; y." Y will vbe,- securelypheld in place. l It 'cannot' .Y

fastening elements may be used in the saine varrangementY althoughthey are not indis- V pensible.

shipments.

By having platesl and 17 unattached, these hardware fittings may be shipped separately from th-e partitions and pilasters and as plates 13 lie Hush with the surface of the Y .`pilasters, yneither Vthe partition sections or pilasters have any projections which might '10 interfere with their packing or crating for In assembling the partition sections, twosections are placed edge to edge with a'plurality of plates 15 between saidsections,

the hook-shaped terminals projecting at the sides vof saidsections.` Plates" 17 are then slipped inl between `the sections and each V hook terminal `of the several plates 15, the off-set ends 18 of the plates 17 being inserted inl slots=19 in lthe sections,-` saidv slots r being suliic'ientlyflongto perinitthis, The plates 15 willl cons'equentlyv be locked' in place, as previously described, after which nothing remains tofbe done except toposition the p'ilasters overthe joint with plates. 13 hook-r ed overthe, hook terminals `VVh'at I claiin"-is':

of' plates 15.

1'. A sectional partition or panel stri'ictiire comprising twoi'juxtaposed sections, a pi-l laster separable from said sections and overlying the joint between the saine,` cooperating `locking elements on said sections and pilas-l ter forflocking the pilaster ytofsaid sections,

. 'fandmeaiis'loosely assembled ,with'said cooperating locking elements for holding ythe sections in alinement. i U2. yf'i'sectional partition or panel structure comprisingy two .juxtaposed sectionshaving recesses intheir ls ide faces, a separable pilaster overlying 'thej jointy between said sections, a plate between the meetingy edges of y the `sections with hook-shaped terminalsprojectingl beyond the'sides .of said sections, va

l; platebetween vone of saidA hook terminals '45 and projecting intofthei'ecesses in the ,side

y'faces ofthe sections, and a plate on the pilaster engaging one of saidhook terminals.

y 3. A sectional partitionor panelv` structure comprising twoy juxtaposed sections `having recesses in the/side faces, a separable pilaster overlying the joint between said sections,

y cooperating locking elementsfor locking the pilaster to said sections, and means yloosely iasseinbledwith said locking elements and v recessesin the sidefaces, aseparable pilaster ments comprisinga plate extending between engaging'in the recesses in said sections to.

hold "thelatter in alinementil l L 4. `A sectionalppartition lor panelstructiire comprising two juxtaposed sections having overlying the'- joint between saidsections,

cooperating lockingelements for lockingthe pilaste'r toV saidjsections", said locking eleysaid sections with hook-shaped terminals ing recesses in the 'side faces, a separable pilaster overlying the jointv between saidl sections, cooperating locking elements for` locking the -pilaster tol saidv sections, said locking elements comprising a member, ,between said ,sections with hook-shaped'termiiials projecting beyond the sides of thev sections, and platesv between said hook ter` minals and sections, said plates engaging in the recesses in the sides of the sections and havingslots therein for-the receptionof said i d. hook-shaped locking member; f

6; A sectional partition or panelistructiire comprising two juxtaposed sections having recesses in their side faces'and a recess in one of the meeting edges, a locking member lying in said edge recessand having hookshaped terminals projecting beyond the sides 9 0 of said sections, a separable pilasterfatf each sidev of Athe'partition. overlying the .jointbetween the `meeting` edges vof said sections,`

locking elements on said pilasters'engaging said hook terminals, and plates between said hook terminals andv sections formed with offset end ip'ortionsvengaging in the "recess` inthe sides of the sections,

7. JA' sectional partition or panelfstriictiire comprising two juxtaposed. sectionsliaving recesses in their side faces, a separable pilaster atea-ch side of thefpartition overlying the` joint between 'said sections, a locking meniico j berllyingbetween the sections, a cooperating Wj locking member on each'pilaster, and a plate at each side of the partitionengagiiig the vlocking member between the'sections for pre.-

venting movement of the same laterally of the partition, said plates having projections `at their ends engaging in the recesses in thesidc faces of thesections. I Y

8. A sectional kpartition or panel structure,

coinpiisin g twoy uxtaposed sections, Y a@ sep-j arable pilaster at. each side of `thepartition overlying the joint between said secti.oiis,a

locking member lying between ,the sections,-

a cooperating locking `member on each pilas- Y ter, and a plate at each lside of thepartition engaging the lockingniember. between the sections for preventingmovementof the sainelaterallyoi the partition, said plates vbeing connected lto said sections and .pre-` venting movement, ofsaid i sections `away locked to the partition. i

' from each otherwhile'the pilaster are-being* j FRANKfn-wiiiinr 

